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HIDA scan (hepatobiliary test) ok w/ BF?

doctor is recommending a HIDA scan (hepatobiliary test) of the gallbladder / liver. this involves a radioactive material injected in your body (through IV i think).... i am still nursing my 2 year old. he eats regular food and nurses quite a bit during the day (still loves to nurse)... am wondering if this is okay to have while BF or if I need to stop BF for a few days. some of the medical sites online say to stop for 1 - 2 days after the test, but I am looking for reliable info from a doctor or site who is actually knowledgeable about BF to find info on this test.

Re: HIDA scan (hepatobiliary test) ok w/

InfantRisk was set up by Dr. Thomas Hale, a pharmacologist who is the leading expert on medications and breastfeeding. I have access to his meds database online, and while there's not a lot of info on radioactive diagnostic procedures, I did find this:

The comments kind of imply that breastfeeding should be interrupted with a 5 mCi dose, but it doesn't say what duration should be. Do you know what your dose is? InfantRisk will be able to tell you with more certainty whether you need to interrupt breastfeeding and for how long.

Good luck! I hope you don't have to stop breastfeeding at all. That would be tough.